Originally Posted by
holmroad
I had a very plausible sounding call yesterday via an ordinary std landline number (01248361932) purporting to be from BT Openreach, wanting to upgrade my protection from hackers software with their own comprehensive software!
Unfortunately I had quite a lot on my mind at the time - family issues, Sly tv, etc etc probably my usual mega guard was a bit down - and after nearly 2hrs I almost lost a massive amount of money, despite having never handed over any account details, etc - but luckily I managed to retrieve the situation with a lot of help from my bank (for ONCE!! lol!!) and various other involved parties!
So beware if you get an unexpected call from a fake BT Openreach 'person'!!
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